The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-16
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f0poSAoat W tue hlVoF PT6SS.
| HELENA, March 1.-THE yachts Daunt-
less and Coronet started on their great
transatlantic race from New York to
Queenstown at 1:30 on the afternoon of
the 18th.
| AT $3.50 a. m. on the 18th inst, the re-
mains of Henry Ward Beecher were con-
Veyed from Plymouth church and depos-
tied in vault in Greenwood cemetery,
where they will remain until the family
select lot for their final interment.
Frank W. Blame, of Utah, has been ap-
pointed register of the land office at Black
foot, Idaho.
Marseilles, France, was sharply shaken
by an earthquake on the 18th. The walls
OF buildings in various parts of the CITY
were cracked. The recurrence of earth
quakes at different points in Riviera have
sent the frightened tourists again to Monte
Carlos.
The health authorities of Los Angeles.
California, have found it necessary to de-
ny published reports concerning the pre-
Valence of small pox in that city. They
say that out of a population of 95 900 there
have been but forty-one cases and four
deaths.
The will of Beecher, filed for probate
on the 18th inst, gives his life insurance
to his wife and the remainder of his es-
tate to his children and their issue in case
of death, and appoints his sons, Henry B. &,
William G. and Herbert A., and his SON
in-law, Rev. Samuel Scoville, executors
without bonds.
The reported great sale Of the Baltimore
q Ohio railroad is still in doubt and no
definite information can be obtained by
press reporters. 1t is, however, stated as
certain that Robert Garrett will retain
control in any event and will endeavor to
bring about his fathers dream to obtain
entrance to New York city and establish
through connection to New Orleans.
Bonner has beeh offered 100000 by
Joseph Harker for Maud S. Harker
makes the offer for wealthy gentleman,
but Mr.. Bonner refuses it.
Dispatches from Miles City state that
great destitution exists among the Chey-
ennes on Rosebud and Tongue rivers.
This condition of affairs is charged to the
stupidity of agent Upshaw, who last fall
caused the beef cattle to be taken tc the
Crow reserve. They soon drifted back to
their old range in Wyoming and could not
be recovered. He failed TO get the flour
hauled from the railroad, sixty-five miles,
to the agency, until deep SHOWS rendered
it impossible. The Indians have had no
beef or flour for fifteen days and have
been eating their dead ponies and cattle
that have died from starvation.
A lumber yard at Miles city was visited
by fire on the 18th, which destroyed one
shed filled with mouldings and finished
wood and also several stacks OF lumber.
Lose, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
George Lang was instantly killed by
cave in Clark's Colusa mine, at Butte, on
the 18th. He was engaged in taking out
old timbers and replacing them with new
ones when the accident occurred. His
companion, Thomas Norcum, escaped
without serious injury.
Miles City did not entirely escape
dousing. Tongue river got out of its
banks and flooded the lower part of town.
Main street escaped entirely. The water
was not over two feet deep.
The Montana Union from Garrison to
Butte is still having serious trouble. 1t
took an immense force of men under Su-
perintendent Dawson to keep Silver Bow
creek from taking away two-thirds of the
track through Silver Bow canyon.
HELENA, March 15.-Boston dispatches
of the 14th give an account of horrible
accident on the Boston 6 Providence rail-
road between Roslendale and Forest Hill, /
on the Dedham branch. A train consist
ng of seven coaches and baggage and ex-
press cars. went through bridge, carry
ng the entire structure down, and all
anding upon the hard rock bed thirty feet
below. The ears were absolutely demol-
she'd. Cushions from the seats were scat
cred over the roadway, car wheels were
hroWn into adjacent pastures, and trucks
we're distributed in all directions. 1t
Gems remarkable that any one on the
rain should have escaped alive. Twenty
hree persons were killed outright and as
many more will die from their injuries.
The number of injured was at first placed
t fifty, but has since reached the alarm
ng number of Ia. Very few on the
rain escaped un;njured. The wreck took
ire, bnt the chemical engine from Ros-
.ndale was at the scene short time after /
he accident and The flames were soon ex-
ngulshed. !.
Washington advices to the Independent ,
tate that the United States supreme court
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